Get A Load Of This Portal Animated Film

Usually shorts based on games are strange little live-action bits and some are good while others are weird and the rest are billed as major cinematic releases that should never have seen the light of day, ever. WE don’t see many animated movies based on games though and I can’t really recall one until now with the upcoming animated short film based on Portal.

It’s not done yet but is called Companionship and is billed as a “tale of love, loss and cubes.” What’s got me interested though is the fact that it is being worked on by Alex Zemke whose name probably doesn’t ring a bell to anyone but his resume will resonate with you. He’s a professional animator who has worked on Uncharted 2 and 3 as well as the Smurfs.

As far as anyone can tell this is not an official thing but rather a project of love for Zemke so a release date could be two months from now or two years. Either way, what seems clearly apparent from the above shot of the work in progress is that it has a very intriguing Pixar-esque art style. Let’s hope everything else about it is as good.